Lagatar24 Desk : Popular television actor and Big Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the long running TV show “Balika Vadhu”, died on Thursday suffering massive cardiac arrest, said an official at the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. He was 40 years old. He is survived by his mother and two sisters.
“He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official said.
Shukla began his career in showbiz as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show “Babul ka Aangann Chootey Na”. He later appeared on shows such as “Jaane Pehchaane Se…. Ye Ajnabbi”, Love U Zindagi” but became a household name with “Balika Vadhu”.
He also participated in reality shows, including “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7” and “Bigg Boss 13”.
In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut with the Karan Johar-produced “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” where he had a supporting role.
This news came as a shock for his fans as the actor recently appeared on reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane.
Actor Manoj Bajpayee took to Twitter to pay tribute. He wrote, “OMG!!! This is So Shocking!!! Words will fail to describe the shock and sense of loss of his near and dear ones !!! May he rest in peace !!!
